12 de agosto de 2026.- La conmemoración de los 100 años de nacimiento el organizador del Asalto al Cuartel Moncada, se convirtió, también, en momento para ratificar los nuevos alineamientos internacionales. En un episodio más de la diplomacia de las misivas, los jefes de Estado del oso ruso y el dra...

El reciente comunicado de la Cancillería venezolana, que abre las puertas a la normalización de relaciones con el Estado de Israel bajo el argumento de coordinar asistencia consular tras la solicitud del Rabino Isaac Cohen, representa un quiebre ético y geopolítico que ha desatado una profunda...

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to seize European ships in retaliation for EU action against Russia’s shadow oil fleet, opening the possibility of direct Russian interference with commercial shipping as Europe steps up efforts to disrupt Moscow’s crude exports, RFE/RL reported.  President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow would “respond in kind” if European countries begin confiscating Russian ships or selling cargo taken from detained vessels, and warned that Russian retaliation would…

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to seize European ships in retaliation for EU action against Russia’s shadow oil fleet, opening the possibility of direct Russian interference with commercial shipping as Europe steps up efforts to disrupt Moscow’s crude exports, RFE/RL reported.  President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow would “respond in kind” if European countries begin confiscating Russian ships or selling cargo taken from detained vessels, and warned that Russian retaliation would…

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to seize European ships in retaliation for EU action against Russia’s shadow oil fleet, opening the possibility of direct Russian interference with commercial shipping as Europe steps up efforts to disrupt Moscow’s crude exports, RFE/RL reported.  President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow would “respond in kind” if European countries begin confiscating Russian ships or selling cargo taken from detained vessels, and warned that Russian retaliation would…

12 de agosto de 2026.- El avión chino de pasajeros C919 realizará hoy su primer vuelo comercial internacional con una ruta de Beijing a Ulán Bator, capital de Mongolia, informó la aerolínea Air China. El vuelo CA723, operado por un C919, despegará alrededor de las 15:00 hora local desde el Aeropu...

As energy companies explore innovative ways to increase clean power production and gain public support for new projects, many solar firms are investing in developing dual-purpose operations that utilise agricultural land for solar farms. A common criticism of solar farms is that installing panels on arable land for the sole purpose of energy production restricts land use for other purposes. However, installing solar panels on agricultural land, where farming practices can still take place, could provide a solution to the problem. Many solar projects…

12 de agosto de 2026.- La Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) declaró la constitucionalidad del Decreto N.° 5.414, mediante el cual la presidenta de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, declaró el Estado de Emergencia Económica en todo el territorio nacional por 60 días. La Sala ...

12 de afosto de 2026.- Los trabajadores de universidades públicas de Argentina iniciaron este miércoles 12 de agosto un paro nacional de 24 horas para exigir al Gobierno de Javier Milei el cumplimiento de la Ley de Financiamiento Universitario y una re...

12 de agosto de 2026.- El Plan Nacional de Renovación de Vocerías de los Consejos Comunales 2026 arranca este 15 y 16 de agosto en todo el país. La estrategia busca la actualización de más de 18.000 organizaciones comunitarias entre los meses de agosto y diciembre para asegurar liderazgos legitimado...

Soft power, in the form of scientific cooperation, is helping to drive an expansion of China’s economic influence in Central Asia. Uzbekistan and China, for example, recently launched the joint hyperspectral satellite, Samarkand-2028, which will support applications in agriculture, environmental monitoring, water resource management and natural disaster response. The satellite also features an Uzbek-developed AI module for onboard data processing, reducing the volume of data transmitted to ground stations while increasing the speed and efficiency…

The Trump administration will put oil and gas leases covering more than 81 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico up for auction on Wednesday, August 12, in the third of 30 Gulf lease sales mandated under President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax and spending law. Wednesday’s auction is also the second Gulf lease sale since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, disrupting Middle East crude supplies and sending oil prices to four-year highs. Brent crude was trading above $89 per barrel on Wednesday. The Interior Department will offer…

The Trump administration will put oil and gas leases covering more than 81 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico up for auction on Wednesday, August 12, in the third of 30 Gulf lease sales mandated under President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax and spending law. Wednesday’s auction is also the second Gulf lease sale since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, disrupting Middle East crude supplies and sending oil prices to four-year highs. Brent crude was trading above $89 per barrel on Wednesday. The Interior Department will offer…

La gestión de la ayuda humanitaria internacional tras el devastador terremoto que este lunes sacudió las zonas andinas de Colombia, causando más de 180 muertos, ha generado un debate sobre si las dificultades para recibir asistencia responden a decisiones políticas o a problemas de coordinació...

Este martes, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) en Venezuela publicó el nuevo informe del desempeño macroeconómico del país correspondiente al primer semestre de 2026, en el que proyectó un crecimiento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) cercano al 6,5% al cierre de este...

Crude oil inventories in the United States saw a massive increase of 17.4 million barrels during the week ending August 7, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The increase brings commercial stockpiles to 424.4 million barrels, according to government data, which are now just 2% below the five-year average for this time of year. The EIA’s data release follows API’s figures that were released a day earlier, which reported that crude oil inventories had risen by a hefty 9.072…

The Ukrainian forces have reportedly suspended drone attacks on oil tankers at the port of Novorossiysk following a request by U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, the Financial Times wrote today, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials. The request was prompted by concern that the drone attacks that shut down the Caspian Pipeline Consortium twice over the last two months were additionally destabilizing an already destabilized global oil market. The Ukraine has also targeted tankers docked at the port of Novorossiysk with drones. CPC operates the pipeline…

The Ukrainian forces have reportedly suspended drone attacks on oil tankers at the port of Novorossiysk following a request by U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, the Financial Times wrote today, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials. The request was prompted by concern that the drone attacks that shut down the Caspian Pipeline Consortium twice over the last two months were additionally destabilizing an already destabilized global oil market. The Ukraine has also targeted tankers docked at the port of Novorossiysk with drones. CPC operates the pipeline…

La empresa estadounidense Blackstone Medical Services, que opera en Colombia, está en el centro de la polémica, luego de que se diera a conocer que habría impedido la evacuación de sus trabajadores tras el

El Consejo Federal de Gobierno constató los avances de las obras de ampliación y modernización del Iahula, que contemplan nuevas áreas de emerge...